CVE-2024-25605: Medium severity Liferay Digital Experience Platform vulnerability

Published Feb 20, 2024
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Updated

The Journal module in Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.4, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.4.13, 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 17, and older unsupported versions grants guest users view permission to web content templates by default, which allows remote attackers to view any template via the UI or API.

Affected Software

31 affected componentsFixes available
Liferay Digital Experience Platform<7.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_10
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_11
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_12
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_13
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_14
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_15
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_16
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_6
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_7
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_8
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-fix_pack_9
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-service_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-service_pack_2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-service_pack_3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-service_pack_4
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.2-service_pack_5
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.3
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.3-fix_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.3-fix_pack_2
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.3-service_pack_1
Liferay Digital Experience Platform=7.4
Liferay Liferay Portal<7.4.3.5
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom<7.2.10.fp17
7.2.10.fp17
maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom>=7.2.0<7.4.3.5-ga5
7.4.3.5-ga5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade maven/com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2.10.fp17
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade maven/com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.4.3.5-ga5
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Liferay Portal/Journals (Journal module) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.4.13
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Liferay Portal/Journals (Journal module) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.3Patch service pack 3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Liferay Portal/Journals (Journal module) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2Patch fix pack 17

Event History

Feb 20, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:51 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:51 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·09:30 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·09:30 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-25605?

CVE-2024-25605 has a critical severity level due to the potential unauthorized access to web content templates by guest users.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-25605?

To fix CVE-2024-25605, upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.4.3.5 or later, or apply the relevant patches to earlier affected versions.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2024-25605?

CVE-2024-25605 affects Liferay Portal versions 7.2.0 through 7.4.3.4, and older unsupported versions as well.

4

What types of attacks are possible due to CVE-2024-25605?

CVE-2024-25605 could allow remote attackers to view sensitive web content templates without proper authorization.

5

Who is at risk due to CVE-2024-25605?

Any Liferay Portal or Liferay DXP user operating on affected versions is at risk due to the improper granting of view permissions to guest users.

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